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Ethical Reasoning During a Pandemic: Results of a Five Country European Study.
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift) |
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4649443 |
Author(s) |
Johnson, S B; Lucivero, F; Zimmermann, B M; Stendahl, E; Samuel, G; Phillips, A; Hangel, N |
Author(s) at UniBasel |
Zimmermann, Bettina
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Year |
2022 |
Title |
Ethical Reasoning During a Pandemic: Results of a Five Country European Study. |
Journal |
AJOB empirical bioethics |
Volume |
13 |
Number |
2 |
Pages / Article-Number |
67-78 |
Keywords |
COVID-19; Ethics; SARS-COV-2; infectious disease; moral judgements; pandemics; qualitative research |
Mesh terms |
COVID-19, epidemiology; Humans; Morals; Pandemics; Qualitative Research; SARS-CoV-2 |
Abstract |
Introduction:; There has been no work that identifies the hidden or implicit normative assumptions on which participants base their views during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their reasoning and how they reach moral or ethical judgements. Our analysis focused on participants' moral values, ethical reasoning and normative positions around the transmission of SARS-CoV-2.; Methods:; We analyzed data from 177 semi-structured interviews across five European countries (Germany, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) conducted in April 2020.; Results:; Findings are structured in four themes: ethical contention in the context of normative uncertainty; patterns of ethical deliberation when contemplating restrictions and measures to reduce viral transmission; moral judgements regarding "good" and "bad" people; using existing structures of meaning for moral reasoning and ethical judgement.; Discussion:; Moral tools are an integral part of people's reaction to and experience of a pandemic. 'Moral preparedness' for the next phases of this pandemic and for future pandemics will require an understanding of the moral values and normative concepts citizens use in their own decision-making. Three important elements of this preparedness are: conceptual clarity over what responsibility or respect mean in practice; better understanding of collective mindsets and how to encourage them; and a situated, rather than universalist, approach to the development of normative standards. |
ISSN/ISBN |
2329-4523 |
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Digital Object Identifier DOI |
10.1080/23294515.2022.2040645 |
PubMed ID |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35262468 |
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